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Entrepreneurs place value on every single dollar they make — both through their core business competencies and through “bonuses” they earn on their...

You have probably done many interviews at this point in your career. You post a job ad, find a handful of good...

As you may have noticed, more and more businesses have started their own blogs. Financial planners have them. Doctors and dentists have...

All systems and system components need periodic maintenance to keep them operating and performing. To make maintenance easier, as an industry we...

A fifth-grader should never be faced with the responsibility of saving another child’s life. But such was the case on April 8...

When Bruce Franke gets asked to help at a septic tank installation job, he knows it’s time to put away the big...

Day 1 of the 2016 WEQ Fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, gave attendees the opportunity to not only see dozens of new products...

The presidential election is coming up and we’ve been bombarded with advertising either praising or lambasting the candidates for many months. As...

Jace Ensor is one of those lucky guys who people say “never works a day in his life” because he has genuine...

Kent and Peggy Affolter received a surprise recently when their septic system backed up into their downstairs shower, and it wasn’t sewage.The...

“Dream Big, Start Small” is the slogan used by the Small Business Administration during its yearly National Small Business Week, this year...

Every year, John Divincenzo relies on a secret weapon that stokes his enthusiasm for the industry, rewards employees, improves operations and introduces...

Welcome to the third annual SepticSmart Week, an outreach initiative supported by the EPA, which runs Sept. 21-25. The goal of SepticSmart...

Perhaps my favorite (and most productive) consulting activity is to go on a ride-along. I hop in the truck, or work alongside...

A few weeks ago, a couple’s dream home turned into something more akin to a nightmare. A dump truck belonging to workers...

Ethics in the onsite segment of the wastewater industry are, for a variety of reasons, too often a component of the job...

Doing one’s best is an inherent goal owned by everybody I know.I cannot think of a task, job or career where, from...

Every year since 1963 the president of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, designated to recognize...

If this isn’t a case for getting homeowners on a regular septic-pumping schedule, I don’t know what is.A piece published recently on...